I purchased South African
Dorper and White Dorper
embryos in
the fall of 1994 and again in the summer of 1995 and again in
1999 (White Dorper embryos only in 1999) . Since then I have imported
both Dorper and White Dorper semen.

The first Crane Creek Dorper
and White Dorper lambs
were born in June, 1995.

I have both White Dorpers
and Dorpers and a variety of
bloodlines.

Lambs are vigorous at birth
and fullbloods and
crossbreds are doing very well on a forage only diet. No grain is fed
to my sheep.

Year round breeding - semen
has been collected from my
rams
even during the hottest summer months. Fullblood ewes are performing
very well in an accelerated lambing program.

Dorper traits that I am
particularly interested in
include
the excellent carcass qualities, top rates of gain on grass alone,
hardiness, the ability to shed fleeces and year round breeding
capabilities.

Dorper and
White Dorper ram prices: $400
and
up for breeding age commercial rams, $550 and up for breeding age
registered rams, volume discounts

Frozen semen is
available for $30 - $100/unit

The American Dorper
Sheep Breeders' Society (ADSBS) has
an
upgrading program. 15/16 (93%) females and 15/16 (93%) males are
considered to be domestic purebreds, providing the sheep meet all of
the criteria set out.

World Wide Sheep and Goat
Archives (WWSGA) at www.wwsga.com
has a registry for fullblood and purebred Dorpers and White Dorpers and
an upgrading program as well as a registry for painted/spotted
Dorpers.

Using good quality high
percentage or fullblood rams
or
semen on good quality purebred (of nonDorper breeds) or commercial ewes
is a way to eventually end up with registered Dorper sheep.

My sheep are footrot free, Brucella
ovis and bluetongue negative.

I routinely vaccinate
for overeating (Clostridium
perfringens types C and D) and
tetanus. My flock is
enrolled in the voluntary scrapie flock certification
program and
is at the EXPORT CERTIFIED LEVEL. No live sheep or goats have
been introduced to my farm since 2001.

REFERENCE
ANIMALS

CCD1354R Fullblood White
Dorper ram, RR, fall 2009 ram
lambs available from this sire that have been tested (GeneCheck) RR and
QR, Riverwood Farms bought the first US sold lamb from this sire 1 Jan
2010, 2 other young lambs went to Antigua and St. Croix, photos as 3 yr
old, in pasture condition after breeding a large group of ewes

February
2013. I am behind on photos and videotapes at the moment. Please call
or text (563-578-5665) or e-mail (sam@netins.net) and ask if you are
interested in animals and I will do my best to provide you details on
current animals. I have a good selection of Dorper and White Dorper
rams, registered and commercial. As well, there are registered ewes
available, including limited numbers of older ewes that are exposed to
a fullblood ram. Some videos and photos of for sale animals are on my
FACEBOOK page which is CRANE CREEK DORPERS and WHITE DORPERS

CCD0742S
-
purebred White Dorper ram - photo 12
October 2007 FOR
SALE

CCD0742S
is a twin, the
result of natural
breeding, born 10 July 2006, sire CCD0129N (mainly Synman and Wiese,
complete shedding), NO GRAIN FED, NOT SHEARED

CCD0147R
is a twin,
the
result of natural breeding, born 8 May 2005, sire CCD0047N, dam
CCD0398N, NO GRAIN FED, SHEARED just before photos were taken, short
wool coat about 1 inch long over 50% of body, would not need to be
sheared

CCD1416P
is a single,
the
result of natural breeding, born 10 December 2004, NO GRAIN FED, NOT
SHEARED, excellent maternal line, after this first lamb, the dam
CCD0759M has lambed out of season every year

CCD0244R
is a single,
the
result of natural breeding, born 18 May 2005, dam 11 mo old at lambing,
had triplets next lambing, sire CCD0044M, NO GRAIN FED, SLICK SHEARED
RIGHT BEFORE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN, WOOL COAT (SOME HAIR IN IT) EXCEPT
BELLY, LEGS, FACE AND PART OF NECK, BLAZE ON FACE DOES NOT GO
COMPLETELY THROUGH TO NOSE

CCD1402N
and 1403N are
twins,
the
result of natural breeding, born 18 October 2003, sire 1898 QR, dam
CCD0783M, NO GRAIN FED, adjusted 100 day weight is 42.9 kg (1 kg = 2.2
pounds), multitrait index is 121 (flock avg is 100), 100 day index is
128 (flock average is 100); there is a twin brother available also
CCD1403N, better shedding
coat but otherwise similar, no photos right now, adj 100 day wt of
1403N is 44.9 kg,
multitrait index is 131, 100 day index is 128

CCD0052T
-
twin purebred White Dorper born 7
September 2007
-
photos early September 2008 SOLD to
SOUTH CAROLINA Oct 2008

CCD0052T
is a September
2007
(fallborn) twin, the result of natural breeding, NO GRAIN FED, NOT
SHEARED, just taken off pasture, Sept 2007 born twin,
dam lambed in June in 2005 with a single at approx 12 mo,
twins in July 2006 (planned July breeding),
twins in Sept 2007,
excellent maternal family with great out of season breeding,
excellent shedding family, this ram still has lamb teeth, still has a
lot of growing to do,
ram still has some extra coat on belly, tail and rear legs, sire
CCD1207M, dam CCD0844P

CCD0999RP
is a triplet
born
January 2006, the
result of natural breeding, NO GRAIN FED,
SHEARED right before photos were taken, 60% shed with quite a lot of
hair in the coat, slight mane on underside of neck,
big framed ram with very good feet and legs, QR (Gene Check), sire is
CCD0161P (RR ram/Gene Check)

CCD7484
- 2
yr old Dorper
ram
- photos August 2008
SOLD -
ILLINOIS

CCD7484
is a twin 3 yr
old, 2006 born,
the result of natural breeding, NO GRAIN FED,
SHEARED right before photos were taken, wooly coat with quite a lot of
hair in coat, clean belly and patches on sides, legs,
head and part of neck, some extra black spots on pasterns, tail not
docked, not a big framed ram but very muscular

CCD1322P
is a single
born
18 November 2004, the
result of natural breeding, NO GRAIN FED,
SHEARED right before photos were taken, wooly coat, clean belly, legs,
part of neck and head, sire is CCD0195M (the result of imported semen),
dam CCD1064N, purebred (96% pure)

CCD1315P
is a twin
born
16 November 2004, the
result of natural breeding, NO GRAIN FED,
SHEARED right before photos were taken, wooly coat, clean belly, legs,
part of neck and head, sire is CCD0162N (the result of imported semen)

dam
of CCD0181M is
CCD0214J, 3 yr old, 7
(natural not embryo transfer) lambs in 3 lambings. She also has
produced a great group of embryo transfer lambs. Her offspring (ewe and
ram lambs) have an average 50 day weight of 59 pounds, average 100 day
weight of 100.7 pounds, 100 day index = 116, multitrait index = 120,
ewe index = 116

CCD0233L
-
YEARLING fullblood (100%) Dorper ramSOLD

CCD0233L was born
April
19 2001. He weighed 215 pounds 30
July
2002 off pasture. This is a big framed ram with a wool coat.
Dam is CCD0700J, a fallborn twin from a very productive ewe line. Many
of the ewes in this family have been studded as type 4 and 5 ewes. The
sire is 509, who was studded as a type 4 ram.

CCD0264M
-
fullblood (100%) twin Dorper ram
lambSOLD

CCD0264M
is a twin
born
03/10/02 to ewe
CD0040K, excellent dam, Quadruplet!!!, all hair as is the quadruplet
sister and one of the quadruplet rams I kept, sire CCD0182K - see
information above for ram CD0181M.

Registered sale rams are
usually codon tested. Dorper rams
sired by
QR rams and from QQ dams have a 50% chance of being QR (if the dam is
QR, then there is a 25% chance of the offspring being RR, a 50% chance
of the offspring being QR and a 25% chance of the offspring being
QQ). Please ask in
advance about testing.

Internal parasites in
the Crane Creek sheep are
susceptible
to the 3 different classes of dewormers.

Cydectin has never been
used on this farm nor has levamisole.

Adult pastured animals
are not dewormed. Lambs are
dewormed
1 - 3 times the first grazing season.

Crane Creek sheep will
not infect your pastures with
internal parasites resistant to 1 or more classes of dewormers.

Interesting and useful
information on gastrointestinal
parasites
in sheep and goats:
http://www.scsrpc.org/FlashF/Flash.htm , Fort Valley State University
along with collaborating Institutions through Southern Consortium for
Small Ruminant Parasite Control developed a train- the- trainer
curriculum for Smart Drenching and FAMACHA Integrated Training for
Sustainable Control of Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Small Ruminants
which was funded by Southern Region SARE. The material is in print and
on CD. The entire curriculum is posted now at Southern Consortium for
Small Ruminant Parasite Control web site at www.scsrpc.org.
http://www.wormboss.com.au Australian web site developed by the
Australian Sheep Industry CRC and Australian Wool Innovation. Lots of
good information!

Transportation can be
arranged for a few animals (please call for quote) to any destination
in the
continental US.Transportation for groups of up to 25 head (please call
for quote) to any destination in the continental US is available.
Individual animals or several small groups can be combined in one
shipment to make trucking more reasonable for all concerned. Larger
groups (40 head plus) can be sent by a larger trailer or semi truck
(please call for exact quote as it depends on the distance travelled
and the destination.) Individual animals can be sent by air in airline
approved dog kennels. Animals can be trucked to Chicago, IL,
Minneapolis, MN or Cedar Rapids, IA and delivered to the appropriate
airline terminal.

Other trucking options
include group transportation with
either
Ron Keener at rkeener@realtime.net (Travel with Confidence with
TravelWithRonK! see pictures of my rig at
http://www.raresoaysheep.com/TravelByTruck.html also see
http://MidAmericaBreedingTech.com). Both travel around the US
delivering sheep and goats. Ron Keener is based in Texas. Pricing is
related to distance and number of animals
transported.

Interstate health papers
are available for all sheep at
no
charge. Blood testing is additional but the charge is only for mailing
samples to the lab and the actual lab charges.

Export paperwork is done
professionally and speedily.
Sheep from Crane Creek are routinely sent to Canada and the
Caribbean.

Transportation
to various locations in the USA comes up frequently. Sheep can be
intercepted along the travel routes.
Please call, e-mail or write for more details.

The
Consultant Program (Cornell University)The
consultant
program is updated frequently as new information becomes available.
The program allows a person to search by diagnosis for a disease
description
and recent literature OR to search by clinical signs to get a very
complete list of possible differentials.
It should be noted that the differentials are not ranked in any way and
include conditions foreign to North America.